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for a way to give back?
Learn more about our many volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Opportunities
HART is a primarily volunteer-run organization staffed by a committed group of individuals dedicated to our shelter residents' well-being. And, as HART receives no public funding, we also rely on our volunteers to help raise funds necessary to secure our fiscal health.
Our volunteers have built a solid base of community support, engaging with a committed network of veterinarians to provide discounted medical services, and steadily raising funds from individuals within our community, local business, and foundations to give the animals in our care food, medicine, and a secure, comfortable environment.
From our in-shelter and adoption volunteers, who work directly with the cats, to our Development Committee, responsible for fundraising, learn more below about the many volunteer opportunities available with HART.
GET INVOLVED
If you're interested in volunteering at HART, please fill out a VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
Please Note: Volunteers under 16 years old must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other designated adult while working at HART.
For Community Service Volunteers Please review our policies page here.
Current Oppourtunities
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• Reception, answer phones
• File, scan, data entry
• Thank you note writing and mailing
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• Must have customer service or equivalent experience
• Prepare for and conduct open-house tours and tours by appointment
• Process adoption applications
• Match cats with their forever homes and process adoptions
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Mornings / Daily (8am - 10am)
• Clean cat rooms, lobby areas, bathroom, kitchen, supply room and front offices
• Feed cats
• Clean, dry and put away laundry & dishes
• Sweep and mop floorsAfternoons / Mon, Tues & Fri (2pm - 5pm)
• All open cat rooms – clean litter boxes
• Sweep and mop floors
• Fill water dishes
• Socialization of cats
• Special projects -
Learn more about kitten and medical fostering with HART here
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• In-shelter and remote role.
• Receive surrender and transfer requests from individuals. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and other rescue organizations.
• Work with the public to either provide guidance to cat owners to help keep them at home. Coordinate with the owner on the logistics of bringing the cat to the shelter.
• Work with the Medical Manager to determine if the cat is an appropriate placement, schedules an appointment and meets with the owner to take their cat into our shelter
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Morning / Daily (7am to 9:30am)
• Administer medications to cats (including insulin injections)
• Feed catsEvening / Daily (5pm - 7pm)
• Administer medications to cats (including insulin injections)
• Feed cats
• Daily physical care: weigh, clip nails, brush/comb and clean brushes/utensils, and other duties. -
• Transport our cats to veterinary appointments in the Greater Portland area
• Pickup and deliver food and various supplies to shelter and transport supplies to foster homes
• Transport cats from our rescue partners to HART (pick ups in Bangor, Rochester, NH or other areas)
Development Committee
The Development Committee at HART plays a vital role in advancing the organization’s mission through a variety of initiatives. Our team manages HART’s branding, marketing, communication efforts, and overseeing HART’s fundraising. This includes multiple fundraising campaigns annually, programs such as cat sponsorships, memberships, planned giving, grants, and through events like HART’s huge annual yard sale. Additionally, the committee nurtures corporate partnerships by engaging business leaders within the community to build mutually beneficial relationships.
We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to join the Development Committee—please fill out a volunteer application, and we’ll be in touch!